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| facebook's web of _________, both a ______ and a _______ |
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| frenemies; benefactor and competitor |
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| budget battle lines drawn: obama plan offers tax _____ and spending _____, but avoids big ____ issues; hurting _____ helping ______ |
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| increases, cuts, fiscal, friends, enemies |
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| chevron hit w. record judgement: whats the deal? |
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| sued for pollution when they dont even have plants etc in ecuador, got a huge fine and rep is damaged |
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| precious metals get heavy: ______ flocking to precious metals (gold, platinum, copper) , used by oil co's etc so putting squeeze on market; main objective is to provide ______ not ______ |
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| investors, certainty, objectiveness (speculation) |
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| danone (french food company) prices ___ because oil/grain prices ___ mistake they cant make is asking more than what customers are willing to pay but must make _______ |
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| NFL: league has run out of ways to make ____; 3 options, raise ___ prices, ask _____ to subsidize costs, paid more for _________. have to balance priorities of ____ matters most! |
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| money, ticket, taxpayers, broadcasting, who |
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| Firms shift executive roles: want _____ workers not just _______, like people who can adapt quickly to _____ situations, broader career options to develop more _______, in one job too long makes you _______ |
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| effective, efficient, strange, discernment, stagnant |
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| walmart tries to recapture mr. sam's winning formula: ________ sales made them try to change to be more like _____ ie organic foods, nicer stores, etc.; shifted from its _______ customers |
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| new toyota push to avoid recalls; put _____ over _____, got stuck in _____ zone, checklists werent taken seriously because their ________ werent in it. |
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| quantity, quality, comfort, hearts, |
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| millions abloat: tons of _______ programs that cost billions, programs potentially _______ and ________, merging ______ and _________, reduce/eliminate _____________ |
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| overlapping, ineffective, inefficient, policy, programs, duplication/overlap/fragmentation (efficient) |
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